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By EMMA PIRIE
FORTY-two kilometres and
more than $1200 is going to
help a number of people in a
Nepalese community.
Daniel Adolph, 21, is raising
funds for the Tony McClean Nepal
Trust by taking part in the adidas
Auckland Marathon this Sunday.
“A marathon has always been
something I wanted to have a crack
at. I wanted to do a marathon by
25,” says Mr Adolph, of Botany.
The idea of running for a charity
was sparked when he watched the
London Marathon last April.
More than half the competitors
ran that race to collect money for
various causes.
“I’ve done a 20-week training
programme, but I’ve been training
for most of the year to build up to
that.
“I chose the Tony McClean
Nepal Trust because the story of
the trust is really touching and the
work it does is remarkable.”
The trust was set up in honour
of Mr McClean, who died along
with six Elim Christian College
students, in the Mangatepopo can-
yoning disaster at Tongariro in
2008.
Mr McClean travelled to Nepal
in 2007 and had started plans to
assist in the small and mountain-
ous Asian country.
His family found the plans on
his laptop and started the trust in
his name.
Mr Adolph started his fund-
raising campaign at the begin-
ning of September. In less than
two weeks, he achieved his
$650 target and has now raised
double the goal.
The money will go towards
buying water fltration sys-
tems for households in Nepal’s
Lamjung district.
Mr Adolph says he’s feel-
ing “good” as he heads into the
marathon, but training has been
extremely diffcult.
“There’s much more to it than
simply running long distances.
“It’s more of a holistic thing as
you have to make the time to train,
manage your nutrition and give
yourself enough time to recover.”
Even though this year’s Auckland
Marathon has not yet been staged,
Mr Adolph says he’s already plan-
ning on running again.
“I’d love to run in some of the
major marathons around the
world, and hope to one day qual-
ify for the Boston Marathon.”
There are fve events run
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this Sunday: the adidas Auck-
land Marathon, half mara-
thon, quarter marathon, a
5km challenge and a kids
marathon.
They start at times
between 6-11am at Devon-
port and downtown Auck-
land. For more information,
refer online to the website at
www.aucklandmarathon.co.nz.
DANIEL ADOLPH
Photo supplied / Matthew Dowdle
New marathon challenge Deterring window washers
POLICE are advising motorists to withhold
from paying window washers at South
Auckland intersections.
Counties Manukau Police have received
more than 20 calls complaining about the
window washers so far in October, with
another 34 complaints received last month.
Police and partner agencies including the
Auckland Council are looking to address the
nuisance of window washers.
"From a police perspective, it would be
helpful if motorists did not pay the window
washers," says Counties Manukau Police
prevention manager, inspector Richard
Middleton. "The window washers are a
hazard at intersections and the activity
should not be encouraged with payment."
Police expect that without payment,
the window washers will be deterred and
will stop bothering motorists and putting
themselves in the line of danger by standing
in tra c at busy junctions.
Police advice to motorists to deter window
washers includes keeping vehicle windows
up and doors locked. They also suggest
drivers make it clear they do not want to have
their window cleaned.
Bellyful of fun ahead
THE Bellyful East Auckland Party in the Park
takes place this Sunday at Meadowland
Reserve.
Food stalls, hampers, ra es, live
entertainment and American muscle cars
are some of the options available on the
family day. Bellyful East Auckland is holding
the party as a fundraising initiative and the
event has received a lot of support from local
businesses and organisations.
Beaurepaires of Howick, Howick Meats and
Wild Wheat have helped contribute food for
the day, while Beaurepaires has also donated
bikes for the event. Other sponsors include
the Howick Rotary Club, Wags Pet Grooming
and Stems from Home.
Bellyful is a not-for-pro t organisation
providing meals for families with a new baby
or who are struggling with illness.
The party is from 11am to 3pm on
November 3 at Howick Softball Club and
Meadowland Reserve, Meadowland Drive.
NEWS BITES
A MOTORBIKE rider was taken
to hospital with critical injuries
after colliding with another road
user in Brookby at about 1.40pm
on Labour Day.
Counties Manukau Police’s
serious crash investigation
unit was called to examine
the accident scene near the
intersection of Twilight and
Kimptons Roads, near Clevedon.
St John Ambulance
paramedics took the injured
male motorcycle rider, whose
age is unknown, to hospital with
injuries to his legs and abdomen.
Traffc diversions were put in
place in the area for about two
hours following the crash.
It’s understood the injured
man collided with a motor
vehicle as well as another
motorbike rider, who was also
injured.
Police say the motorbike rider
was travelling around a corner
when he collided head-on with
the motor vehicle being driven
in the opposite direction.
The injured man was in a
stable condition in hospital last
Monday night.
Meanwhile, police are hailing
the actions of motorists for
helping to make the Labour
Weekend holiday road toll
the lowest ever, with just one
recorded death.
The sole fatal road crash
happened in the Bay of Plenty on
Monday. A 16-year-old male died
when the motor vehicle he was
travelling in collided with a tree.
Six people died on the roads
during the Labour Weekend
holiday period in 2012.
Superintendant Carey
Griffths, national manager of
road policing, says: “While it’s
pleasing to see a signifcant
reduction in road deaths for
the long weekend compared
to last year, it’s no consolation
to the family of the young man
tragically killed.”
Mr Griffths says factors in the
record low road toll this year are
good driver behaviour, a highly
visible police presence, and a
lowered speed enforcement
threshold of 4kph over the
posted legal limit. The previous
lowest number of road fatalities
recorded during the Labour
Weekend holiday period was in
1977, when two people died.
“While it’s excellent to see
most people are getting the
message, there’s no room for
complacency, particularly as
we get closer to the Christmas
holiday period, when large
numbers of Kiwis are on the
road,” says Mr Griffths.
“Our goal is for every road
user to have a safe summer.
“Police will be doing their part
to help achieve that through
a combination of activities
throughout the holiday period.”
Motor vehicle accident closes rural road